The continuing strength and potential of one of the Middle East’s leading telecommunications groups, Qatar Telecom QSC (“Qtel”), was demonstrated this week when its Nawras consortium was named as the successful applicant for the licence for the Class One Full Fixed Public Telecommunications Services in Oman.
Nawras, which is the Oman-based affiliate of Qtel, has been operating in the Sultanate since 2005 as the second operator, providing a range of mobile services. With the fixed services license, it is now positioned to offer a full portfolio of telecommunication and internet products.
The award of the fixed line licence has long been seen as a key milestone for Oman’s liberalization policy for the telecommunications sector, and – through its success in a closely-fought competitive process – Qtel has again demonstrated its technological and operational capacity in diverse and challenging markets.